On the fringes of civilization, the world{u2019}s first detective is about to make an unholy discovery...Ruled by the Fates. Manipulated by the Gods. Commanded by Caesar. In the year 65 A.D., one{u2019}s destiny was not his own. At the height of Nero{u2019}s reign, a veteran of Rome{u2019}s imperial war machine has been dispatched to the farthest reaches of the colonies to investigate unnatural happenings...In the remote outpost of Britannia, Antonius Axia {u2013} the First Detective {u2013} will become Rome{u2019}s only hope to reassert control over the empire{u2019}s most barbaric frontier{u2026}and keep the monsters that bridge the line between myth and mystery at bay